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Donna Summer has died at 63 – some memories
This is so very sad.
Donna Summer died today from lung cancer.
She was just 63.
This five-time Grammy winner was a hit machine in the 70s and 80s and her music is a big part of the soundtrack of our lives.
Her family has issued this statement: “Early this morning, we lost Donna Summer Sudano, a woman of many gifts, the greatest being her faith. While we grieve her passing, we are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy. Words truly can’t express how much we appreciate your prayers and love for our family at this sensitive time”
She accumulated a stellar string of hits including Bad Girls, Hot Stuff, MacArthur Park, Love to Love You Baby, Heaven Knows, Enough is Enough, On the Radio, She Works Hard for the Money, Dim All the Lights, This Time I Know It’s For Real and Last Dance, among others.
I saw Donna perform at The Hollywood Bowl in the summer of 2010 and she was still in magnificent form. She brought her best to that night’s show and her best was still superb. She looked dazzling and her voice was as strong and clear as ever as she performed MacArthur Park, Enough is Enough, On the Radio, Last Dance and other hits for us.
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Stan says:
I just find this so so sad. What I admire so much about Donna Summer she was never afraid of using her voice (Her non singing voice) to speak out. When she was still in high school she wasn’t afraid to call someone a racist if she thought they were. This was something she did when she was also well known singer. She had a voice but most of all she had courage.
VDUFFORD says:
“No More Tears (Enough is Enough)” Streisand and Summer duet was just the best!
Robert says:
Not to be a downer & may she rest in peace but, Donna was quoted saying this in the 80’s…”AIDS is a punishment from God for the immoral lifestyles of homosexuals” — I hope the all mighty has a bone to pick with her about this when she arrives at the pearly white gates!
Jerry M says:
Very Sad. I listened to her albums when I was a teenager and still listen to her now.
Tom says:
I’m just devastated. She was absolutely my favorite pop female vocalist of the late 70’s and early 80’s, a total class act and one of the most supremely talented singers we have ever known.
And FYI Robert, that story about her supposed AIDS comment is completely false, a vicious lie, and was very upsetting to her. She was always very upset about it when asked in interviews and always strongly denied it, sometimes to the point of tears, saying “I would never say such a thing. I’m not that type of person.”
The woman was in show business – singing disco music, hello?? – obviously she had many gay friends. Her good friend songwriter Paul Jabara who wrote “Last Dance” and “No More Tears” died of AIDS! Do you really think she would make a crack like that when she had friends dying? This was just a probably just a nasty rumor spread by some trouble making queens yet Donna was never quoted saying anything nasty about anyone in any real interview I’ve read or seen, and certainly not at a large segment of her fan following whom she called “friends unknown”.
Lionhart says:
This is so sad…so bad…she is immortal in my eyes. I hope that when I do my last dance, the last chance, she is there to greet me…I LOVE YOU DONNER SUMMER…